“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions

O Dogu, M Pelucchi, R Van de Vijver… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemical recycling of solid plastic waste (SPW) is a paramount opportunity to reduce marine
and land pollution and to enable the incorporation of the circular economy principle in …

Fast bulk depolymerization of polymethacrylates by ATRP

F De Luca Bossa, G Yilmaz, K Matyjaszewski - ACS Macro Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fast bulk depolymerization of poly (n-butyl methacrylate) and poly (methyl methacrylate),
prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), is reported in the temperature …

Depolymerization of polymethacrylates by iron ATRP

MR Martinez, D Schild, F De Luca Bossa… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Recycling of polymers has become increasingly relevant with the focus on a circular
economy. Controlled radical polymerizations create an avenue for polymerization and …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical recycling of plastics by fluidized bed pyrolysis

W Kaminsky - Fuel Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
The chemical recycling of different kinds of mixed, dirty, or filled plastic waste is carried out in
a fluidized bed process. The high heat transfer is one of the advantages for using a fluidized …

Molecular pathways for polymer degradation during conventional processing, additive manufacturing, and mechanical recycling

DVA Ceretti, M Edeleva, L Cardon, DR D'hooge - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The assessment of the extent of degradation of polymer molecules during processing via
conventional (eg, extrusion and injection molding) and emerging (eg, additive …

Copper(II) Chloride/Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Poly(n-butyl methacrylate)

MR Martinez, F De Luca Bossa, M Olszewski… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A poly (n-butyl methacrylate) macroinitiator with terminal chlorine chain-end functionality
(CEF) was depolymerized by ATRP mediated by a copper (II) chloride/tris (2-pyridylmethyl) …

Plastic accumulation during COVID-19: call for another pandemic; bioplastic a step towards this challenge?

M Mittal, D Mittal, NK Aggarwal - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Plastic pollution has become a serious transboundary challenge to nature and human
health, with estimation of reports published—predicting a twofold increase in plastic waste …

Implementing a Doping Approach for Poly (methyl methacrylate) Recycling in a Circular Economy

MT Chin, T Yang, KP Quirion, C Lian… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
To mitigate pollution by plastic waste, it is paramount to develop polymers with efficient
recyclability while retaining desirable physical properties. A recyclable poly (methyl …

An updated review on the modifications, recycling, polymerization, and applications of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)

GI Edo, W Ndudi, A Ali, E Yousif… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
The constraints of pure PMMA have made the cross-linkage of polymethyl methacrylate
(PMMA) an interesting issue to meet application requirements. Cross-linked PMMA offers …